[dellym]

This week truancy is in the news again and blame is placed at every door. How does everyone feel about this subject? Were you a truant? What would you do to resolve the lack of interest todays kids have in education?
My opinion is that whilst there are alot of good schools and teachers etc not enough choice is available subject wise for the less academic pupils which are often the ones playing truant. Subjects that used to be available years ago should be brought back or new one introduced, for example, bricklaying, cooking etc. There are shortages of skills today and i believe the building trade is one of them.
Maybe if the government actually listened to the kids and maybe even canvassed them they could create a system where kids looked forward to going daily?